-аный

Russian

Alternative forms

• -еный (-enyj), -ёный (-jónyj)

Etymology

Compare the past-passive-participle suffix -анный (-annyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ənɨj]

Suffix

-аный • (-anyj)

1. Suffix used to form passive-participle-like adjectives from verbs in -ать (-atʹ).

   ‎вяза́ть (vjazátʹ, “to knit”) + ‎-аный (-anyj) → ‎вя́заный (vjázanyj, “knitted”)

   ‎пу́тать (pútatʹ, “to tangle, to confuse”) + ‎-аный (-anyj) → ‎пу́таный (pútanyj, “tangled, confusing”)

Usage notes

For most such adjectives, short forms in -ан (-an), -ана (-ana), -ано (-ano), -аны (-any) exist theoretically, but are usually avoided due to ambiguity with the short forms of the corresponding past passive participle in -анный (-annyj); but this doesn't apply to some adjectives, e.g. пу́таный (pútanyj), where the short forms are in normal use.

Declension

Declension of -аный (short class a)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		-аный -anyj	-аное -anoje	-аная -anaja	-аные -anyje
genitive		-аного -anovo		-аной -anoj	-аных -anyx
dative		-аному -anomu		-аной -anoj	-аным -anym
accusative	animate	-аного -anovo	-аное -anoje	-аную -anuju	-аных -anyx
	inanimate	-аный -anyj			-аные -anyje
instrumental		-аным -anym		-аной, -аною -anoj, -anoju	-аными -anymi
prepositional		-аном -anom		-аной -anoj	-аных -anyx
short form		-ан -an	-ано -ano	-ана -ana	-аны -any

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -аный

See also

• -лый (-lyj) (used to form similar adjectives from intransitive verbs)